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Patented Apr. 29, 1924.

V UNITED STATES.

' MICHAEL WEBER, or OAKLAND, .oAnIroRMA- EASEL.

j A'pplication filedseptember 18 1 922. "Serial No. 588,842;

To all whom it may concern:

lde 1t knownthat 1, MICHAEL VEBER, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica,

1 residing at 1556 35 th Avenue, Oakland,- in

the county of Alameda and State'of California, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Easels, of which the following is aspecification.

The present invention is an improved easel and relates to means forsupporting an artists easel in different angular positions best suitedto working conditions.

The objects of the invention include:

(1) The provision ofa base, and an easel frame supported thereon, withmeans whereby the easel may be tilted with respect to the base andsecured in any desired angular position;

(2) The provision of a sliding hinged connection between an easel and abase whereby the two may be folded on a common plane to facilitatestorage or transportation;

(3) The provision of a sliding hinge connection which will frictionallyengage or maintain the parts in various relative angular positions.

In this specification and the annexed drawings, the invention isillustrated in the form considered to be the best, but it is to beunderstood that the invention is not limited to such form, because itmay be em bodied in other forms, and it is also to be understood that inand by the'claims following the description it is desired to cover theinvention in whatever form it may beembodied.

In the accompanying two sheets of drawings, Figure 1 is a frontelevation of an artists easel, showing my invention thereon;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation'of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of Fig. 1, but showing the device incollapsed position;

Fig. 4 is a perspective detail of a bearing;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary section of Fig. 2, taken on the line V-V.

Fig. 6 is a front elevation of a brace arm,

The rods 6 and 7 are engaged at the ends remote from the flattenedportions between clip'members 9 and 11, Fig. 4:, which are secured asbyscrews 12 tothe base members l and2.--' i By this means the majorcentral portions 6 of the rods 6 and 7 are supported in. paral: lel.relation above the top surfaces of.-membersl and 2. V

The upturned ends of the clip members 9 and 11, Fig. 4:, carry pivotpins 13 on which are pivoted at one end arms or braces 14, the oppositeends of which are pivotally connected with side members 16 and 17, whichwith cross members 18 and 19 form an easel frame. The easel framecarries the usual rest 21 provided with a vertical slide member 22dovetailed into the member 18. A latch 23 engages notches 2a in avertical member 26 of the easel frame and affords means for adjustingthe height of the rest 21.

The ends of the arms 14: remote from pivot pins 13 are pivoted to themembers 16 and 17 being held thereto by screws 27.

The easel frame proper is normally supported at the base byslide-bearing members 28, which are curved to embrace the rods 6 and 7.The curvature of these members is such that they will frictionallyengage the rods 6 and 7 because of the resiliency of the. metal of whichthey are formed.

In order to secure the easel frame in any desiredangular position Iprovide bolts 29, .Fig. 5, the heads of which draw the bearing members28 securely against the members 16 and17 when thumb nuts 31 are drawn upon the threaded ends of the bolts 29.

In order to prevent the rotation of the positionshown in Fig. 2, and itis desired to change the inclination of the easel frame to the dottedposition shown in said figure, the thumb nuts 31 are loosened and thebase of the frame drawn forward to the desired position. The frame beingfulcrumed on the screws 27, the arms 14 being pivoted at both ends willsteady and lower the device in any position desired because of thefrictional engagement of the bearings 28. When the desired relativeangular positions of easel and base is satisfactory, the device may blocked invthis-position by tunning the thumb flVh'en it is desired tocollapse the device as shown in Fig. 3, the thumb nuts are loosened andthe easel frame tiltedforvvard 'till it lies in a plane parallel withthat of the;

base. In this position, if the thumb nuts 31 are locked, the entiredevice. will standagainst the wall and occupy Very little space.-

'I c1a-i1n:

1. Aneasel havingja base and uprights,

rod: members secured at "their ends to the base, at each side thereof,and having their mid-'- portions above,- and free of, the base,

slidezmembers' mounted on and adapted to- V slide along. and be guidedby said rodmeinhers, said upri hts pivoted at their lower ends tosaidisli ememh'er s; and radius bars pivotally connecting the base andthe uprights at a point above the lower ends of the oi said. uprightspivoted to said guide mem bers, andi radius bars pivota-lly connecting!said; clipsand said uprights l V In testimonyv'vhereotl afii x mysignature;

MIGHAEL WEBER.

